| Sunderland | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Vito Mannone | | GK | Brad Guzan |
| DR | Donald Love | S2 | DR | Emilio Nsue |
| DR | Patrick van Aanholt | | DR | Antonio Barragan |
| S1 | DR | John O'Shea | | DR | George Friend |
| DR | Papy Djilobodji | | DR | Ben Gibson |
| S2 | DR | Paddy McNair | | MD | Adam Forshaw |
| MD | Jack Rodwell | | MD | Adam Clayton |
| AM | Adnan Januzaj | S1 | MD | Gaston Ramirez |
| FD | Lynden Gooch | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| S3 | FD | Duncan Watmore | | FD | Cristhian Stuani |
| FD | Jermain Defoe | S3 | FD | Alvaro Negredo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Steven Pienaar | S1 | WR | Albert Adomah |
| S2 | WR | Jeremain Lens | S2 | DR | Daniel Ayala |
| S3 | FD | Joel Asoro | S3 | FD | David Nugent |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Aitor Karanka |